Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Soil Contamination - Threats and Sustainable Solutions

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Marcelo L. Larramendy
Marcelo L. Larramendy ORCID icon for 0000-0003-2067-4961

Universidad Nacional de La Plata,
Argentina

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Sonia Soloneski
Sonia Soloneski ORCID icon for 0000-0001-5581-8748

Universidad Nacional de La Plata,
Argentina

Published 23 June 2021

Doi 10.5772/intechopen.87652

ISBN 978-1-83880-754-2

Print ISBN 978-1-83880-753-5

eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-1-83880-758-0

Copyright year 2021

Number of pages 298

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Heavy Metal Contamination

By Soni Kumari and Amarnath Mishra

3,361
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2. Microbiological Indices for Diagnosis of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

By Sukirtee Chejara, Paras Kamboj, Y. V. Singh and Vikas Tandon

657
3. Effect of PCP Pesticide Contamination on Soil Quality

By Rim Werheni Ammeri, Yassine Hidri and Hassen Abdenaceur

1,030
4
4. Toxicity of Cadmium in Soil-Plant-Human Continuum and Its Bioremediation Techniques

By Asik Dutta, Abhik Patra, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Surendra Singh Jatav, Satish Kumar Singh, Eetela Sathyanarayana, Sudhanshu Verma and Pavan Singh

1,193
21
5. Use of Swine Manure in Agriculture in Southern Brazil: Fertility or Potential Contamination?

By Lucas Benedet, Guilherme Wilbert Ferreira, Gustavo Brunetto, Arcângelo Loss, Paulo Emílio Lovato, Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi, Sérgio Henrique Godinho Silva, Nilton Curi and Jucinei José Comin

1,252
2
8. Evaluation of Ornamental Plants for Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil

By Adeyela Ibironke Okunlola, Dotun Nathaniel Arije and Katherine Olayinka Olajugbagbe

887
9. HCH-Contaminated Soils and Remediation Technologies

By Aurora Santos López, Carmen M. Dominguez Torre and David Lorenzo Fernández

1,697
2
1,939
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11. Phytoremediation: An Ecological Solution for Decontamination of Polluted Urban Soils

By My Dung Jusselme, Noureddine Bousserrhine, Samir Abbad-Andaloussi, Florence Brondeau and Clarisse Balland-Bolou-Bi

1,365
1
13. Nanophytoremediation: An Overview of Novel and Sustainable Biological Advancement

By Silpi Sarkar, Manoj Kumar Enamala, Murthy Chavali, G.V.S. Subbaroy Sarma, Mannam Krishna Murthy, Abudukeremu Kadier, Ashokkumar Veeramuthu and K. Chandrasekhar

1,022
3
14. Soil Management and Conservation: An Approach to Mitigate and Ameliorate Soil Contamination

By Oluwatosin Ayobami Ogunsola, Odunayo David Adeniyi and Victoria Abimbola Adedokun

2,238
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15. Soil Contamination: A Menace to Life

By Sonia Sethi and Payal Gupta

1,278
11

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